NBD - the Phoenix Rises.

LimbLover · January 20, 2017, 12:47:00 PM

New bow day for me and it's a special one.

Last August at the Great Lakes Longbow Invitational, I left "Dusty" (my St. Joe River longbow) strung in the car for an extended period of time. The excessive heat compromised it, while I was running around for the event and it was a pretty devastating ordeal. I shot my first buck with that bow and I'd been shooting it exclusively for over two years. To make matters worse, Tracey's mother had picked out the piece of hickory that made the bow and she passed later that Fall. :(

I asked Tracey to build me another. I wanted it similar to Dusty with a little something extra. As luck would have it, Tracey took her sister back to that same place her mother found the original piece of tigered hickory and asked her to find something cool. She returned with another piece unaware it was the same type of wood Tracey's Mom had found years prior. How crazy is that?

We decided it only fitting to use that piece of wood in the build as a tribute and decided to call it "Phoenix", something good rising from the ashes of something bad. I asked Tracey to tattoo a Phoenix on the riser and it was her idea to add the blood wood accents. I went with a takedown while I was at it.

It turned out better than I could have possibly imagined and I know the process was therapeutic for both of us.

Specs: 62" classic hinge TD. Swager grip. 53# at 28". The woods are Tigered Hickory, Osage, and Bloodwood accents I believe.

I couldn't be happier.

sleepyhollow · January 20, 2017, 01:32:00 PM

That right there sure is a pretty bow

kleine · January 20, 2017, 01:39:00 PM

Very nice!!

Buckeye1977 · January 20, 2017, 02:02:00 PM

Nick

ron w · January 20, 2017, 04:22:00 PM

That's a neat one........

:cool:

tomsm44 · January 20, 2017, 07:08:00 PM

Everything about that is just slap pretty. The three wood colors work great together.

January 20, 2017, 07:42:00 PM

Cool bow!!!!

Bisch

FITTER · January 20, 2017, 09:34:00 PM

Thats a great looking bow!!!

LimbLover · January 21, 2017, 09:39:00 AM

Thanks guys! I'm really enjoying it.

slowbowjoe · January 21, 2017, 06:47:00 PM

Well done.

robslifts · January 22, 2017, 10:10:00 AM

Dude that is an awesome bow. We are gonna have to get together and shoot some time. Phoenix has risen

JBuchin3 · January 22, 2017, 11:01:00 AM

That is gorgeous. Tracey always produces bows of great detail that shoot wonderfully. Well done Tracey, and congratulations Nick.

degabe · January 23, 2017, 10:12:00 AM

Tracey does it again. Very nice.

Benoli · January 23, 2017, 11:36:00 AM

What a Beauty!